New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has been fined $15,000 for his press-conference criticism of the officiating during the team’s 34-32 loss to the Denver Broncos last Sunday.
For more: ESPN
Casting a light where the sun don’t shine
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has been fined $15,000 for his press-conference criticism of the officiating during the team’s 34-32 loss to the Denver Broncos last Sunday.
For more: ESPN
Joe Paterno appears to be ending the suspensions of defensive lineman Maurice Evans and Abe Koroma just in time for the team’s home game against Illinois on Saturday. Evans and Koroma were both suspended for the past three games after a police search of their apartment resulted in misdemeanor charges of marijuana possession for the [...]
A Fresno County, CA judge has issued a bench warrant for Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Jason Shirley after he failed to report for the start of his second drunk driving trial. Shirley has until Tuesday morning to appear in court before the warrant goes into effect. Shirley’s attorney cited the Bengals Sunday game against the [...]
UConn freshman basketball player Nate Miles was arrested for violating a restraining order by placing a phone call to the protected party. Miles was served with the restraining order on September 22nd and apparently violated it the same day. Miles was released on Thursday after posting a $2,500 bond and is most likely parked outside [...]
Florida running back and former USC Trojan Emanuel Moody expressed a bit of surprise after his first SEC football game while accusing the Tennessee Volunteers of playing “a little dirty.” Though he declined to make specific accusations, he did explain that the massive “man pile” that occurs at the end of those inside runs might [...]
The Baltimore Ravens have accused Cleveland Browns players of intentionally gouging the eyes of tailback Willis McGahee on two occasions in the Raven’s 28-10 victory over the Browns and have sent tape of the incidents to the league office. The Ravens have not specifically identified any players, but review of the tape reveals Browns middle [...]
A Compton judge has sentenced USC commit Maurice Simmons to four year in prison for his part in the March robbery of a man at gunpoint. Simmons was convicted of felony robbery and assault with a firearm and the misdemeanor of allowing someone to bring a gun into his car. Co-defendant Lamont Hall, who was [...]
Omaha television station KETV has reported that former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with a Tuesday shooting in Omaha that left one person dead and another seriously wounded. An arrest warrant issued Wednesday morning accuses Collins of first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. Collins also faces felony weapons charges. [...]
The New York Giants have suspended Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress for one game after missing a team practice on Monday and not returning team phone calls seeking an explanation on Monday and Tuesday. Because the Giants have a by week before their next game against Seattle, the one-game suspension will cost Burress two weeks [...]
The NFL announced the four-game suspension of Saints offensive lineman Jamar Nesbit on Tuesday for his violation of the league’s policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.
Nesbit insists that he never intentionally took a substance banned by the NFL, instead blaming an over-the-counter body-cleansing product he took over the summer. Nesbit told reporters on Tuesday [...]